"Why would you think of going fishing? Didn't Xiao Hou bring over so many fish yesterday that we didn't finish them all? Why go fishing for so many?" Mother Yun didn't understand. There was no shortage of fish at home, and Yun Qi even had so many sea fish stored in his space. Was it really necessary to go fishing?
But Dad Yun had a different reaction; he squatted down and looked at the fishing gear with great interest.
"Give me a couple of fishing tackle too, so we can go fishing together sometime."
"Xiao Qi is spoiled by you all," said Mother Yun, feigning anger.
"Yes, we've spoiled them," Dad admitted matter-of-factly. "You haven't spoiled them at all."
“Mom, you don’t understand. It’s a kind of fun. Why don’t you come with us and try it? When you catch a fish and pull it ashore, you’ll know what that feels like.” When Yunqi was in college, one of her roommates had a fishing spot at home, which was a place for leisure and recreation. Back then, they often went with her to join in the fun, and learned a lot of techniques from it. Gradually, they also fell in love with the activity, so they stored a lot of fishing gear in their space.
"I'm not going. I can't swim. What if I get pulled in by a big fish? That would be such a joke." Mother Yun shook her head vigorously, afraid that her unreliable daughter might drag her to the water's edge.
"If you really don't go, you'll miss out on a lot of fun." Dad Yun waved his fishing rod in front of her.
“No, I need to stay home and teach Junjun and Lele math,” Yun’s mother firmly refused.
"You really don't know how to enjoy life. Then just stay home and wait for our catch. I guarantee you'll eat your fill." Knowing his wife was afraid of water, he stopped teasing her.
After thinking for a moment, Yun Qi took out a large earth cage from his space. When Yun's father saw the large earth cage, his eyes lit up.
"This is good stuff. We'll put it down in a bit and we'll have a harvest tomorrow." After saying that, he ran to the backyard, picked up a hoe and a small bucket, and said, "I'm going to dig some earthworms on the back hill. I'll be back soon."
"Wait a minute, I'll go with you." Yunqi quickly stood up, grabbed the two net hats hanging on the wall, and followed. When he saw his daughter coming along, he didn't say anything, took the hats, put them on, handed her the bucket he was holding, and led the way out.
Although a section of the mountain had been cleared before, the origin of these snakes remains unknown, as they are frequently spotted. Now, villagers have developed the habit of carrying a stick when they go out to scout the path before proceeding.
Because of the withered grass and fallen leaves, the entire mountain is now filled with a rotten smell. This has also bred a lot of earthworms. Villagers often come here to dig up earthworms to raise their poultry. As a result, the chickens in every household have been laying eggs very diligently during this period, and the number of people raising livestock is constantly expanding.
Before long, the father and daughter had dug up a bucket full of earthworms. Of course, Yunqi dug them up, and her father picked them up. Although she wasn't that averse to earthworms, getting her to handle them was still quite difficult. Besides using them as bait for traps, most of them would be used as feed for the family's chickens.
Just as I was about to turn back, I saw Si Cheng walking over with Junjun and Lele.
"Why did you bring them here? The mosquitoes are rampant here. Be careful they don't bite our little ones again." The mosquitoes are really bad outside now, especially for children like Junjun and Lele. If they get bitten, it's a big, painful, and itchy welt. This has happened before; the bites wouldn't go away for days, and they'd scratch themselves raw, causing the elders a lot of heartache.
So during this period, the children in the village tried to stay at home as much as possible, and every household put up a screen door at the door. These screen doors were found in the ruins before, and after being patched up, they came in useful again.
"I sprayed them with insecticide when they came out, and the mosquitoes all ran away from them." Si Cheng was also helpless with these two little devils. "After checking on the poultry in the backyard at home, I came back and didn't find you two and started making a fuss, so you came along too."
"Let's go, hurry back!" After saying that, Dad Yun picked up the bucket and led the way, afraid that if he was a little late, those blind mosquitoes would bite his precious nephew.
"Snake! There's a big snake!" Suddenly, a scream rang out, and they all hurriedly looked in the direction of the sound.
They hadn't noticed anyone nearby while they were digging, and the sudden scream startled them. But they quickly realized that it was a snake, and they ran towards the direction of the sound.
When they arrived at the destination, they discovered that it was Yun Jianying's mother, Ma Lan, who was calling for help. She was sitting on the ground, with a king cobra in front of her. The snake had its head raised high, its neck flattened into an S-shaped attack stance, hissing and flicking its tongue. Hearing Si Cheng and the others running towards them, it only swayed slightly before fixing its gaze on Ma Lan.
At this moment, Ma Lan was completely weak, powerless and afraid to move. Her eyes were fixed on the snake opposite her. Even when she heard the footsteps of people coming from behind, she dared not make any other movements. This was because the village had given a simple lesson on how to deal with snakes. She was told to stay calm and avoid making any big movements when facing such snakes. In this way, the snake might think that she had no intention of attacking it and would slowly leave.
It's possible that the earlier exclamations angered it, which is why Yunqi and the others found the snake in an attacking state when they arrived.
Si Cheng handed the two children to Yun Qi and the others. Fortunately, the two children didn't cause any trouble at this moment and were curiously watching the cobra in front of them. After tapping the ground a few times with a stick, the snake finally moved its body and assumed an attack stance towards Si Cheng.
Having already diverted his attention from the snake, he tapped the stick as he moved to the side, finally leading the cobra away from the area in front of Malan.
Yunqi handed the child to his father and quickly went over to Malan: "Auntie, are you alright? Were you bitten?"
"I wasn't bitten, but my legs went weak. Luckily you guys are here, or I would have been in real trouble."
Upon hearing Ma Lan say that she hadn't been bitten, Yun Qi quickly helped her up and took her a distance away. He didn't speak again after that, as it wasn't a suitable time for conversation.
Si Cheng was intently watching the king cobra before him, maintaining a safe distance. The staff in his hand was just a long stick, insufficient to control the snake.
I could only move left and right, trying to find the best time to attack.
Yunqi and the others didn't dare to make a sound. Even Junjun and Lele were affected by the atmosphere and stayed quietly in their grandfather's arms, their eyes fixed on the king snake on the ground.
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